Deception, champagne, and Michelangelos collide in a World Premiere comedy about the discovery of a lost masterpiece
August 23 - September 7
By JESSICA PROVENZ
Directed by MICHELLE JOYNER
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ABOUT THE PLAY
In this suspenseful World Premeire comedy, a wide-eyed art history major takes a job at a prominent museum and soon discovers that her infamously no-nonsense boss isn't the only potential shark in the pond of curators, board directors, and dealers. Now she must navigate a quick-witted game of deception, while deciphering who to trust and questioning everything she knows about art, truth, and her own ambition.
“TRUE ART is a world premiere that I am thrilled to be helming at The Dorset Theatre Festival! To me the central question in this very funny new play is a more serious one: After fighting her way to the top of her field, to what lengths will an older, powerful woman go when faced with encroaching ageism and irrelevance? Does she become the thing she fought against on her rise up? Will she reach out a hand to lift up a young woman who is at the beginning of her career journey? We’re all excited to dive into the heady world of art and provenance, commerce and perception, and office politics at the most famous museum in the country. Join us!”
MEET THE CAST
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ABOUT THE CREATIVE TEAM
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Playwright Jessica Provenz’s most recent play, Boca, was hailed by The Wall Street Journal as “both funny and at times quite surprisingly touching.” Her plays have been produced or workshopped at theaters around the country, including Irish Rep, Pioneer Theatre, Directors Company, and Juilliard, among others. She was Writer in Residence at Edith Wharton’s The Mount and at The Juilliard School, and a two-time recipient of the Lecomte du Nouy award for emerging playwrights.
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Director Michelle Joyner is an actor, writer, dramaturg, and has directed and acted for LA Women’s Shakespeare Co., Santa Monica Rep, Ojai Playwrights Conference, the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Great Barrington Public Theater, The New Jersey Rep, The Daniel Arts Center, and Shakespeare and Co.
SCHEDULE
WEEK ONE:
FRIDAY, August 23 - 7:30 PM (PREVIEW)
*SATURDAY, August 24 - 7:30 PM (OPENING NIGHT)
SUNDAY, August 25 - 2:00 PM
WEEK TWO
WEDNESDAY, August 28 - 2:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, August 28 - 7:30 PM
THURSDAY, August 29 - 7:30 PM
FRIDAY, August 30 - 7:30 PM
SATURDAY, August 31 - 2:00 PM
SATURDAY, August 31 - 7:30 PM
SUNDAY, September 1 - 2:00 PM
WEEK THREE
WEDNESDAY, September 4 - 2:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, September 4 - 7:30 PM
THURSDAY, September 5 - 7:30 PM
FRIDAY, September 6 - 7:30 PM
SATURDAY, September 7 - 2:00 PM
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True Art is produced by Dorset Theatre Festival.
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Support for the 47th season is provided by the Rodgers Family Foundation, The James H. & Irene M. Hunter Charitable Trust, and the members of the Festival’s World Premiere Circle.